Pyrsogianni is one of the most renowned villages of Epirus. It is located in the Grammos National Park that expands from mount Grammos to the Sarantaporos River, 27 km. from the town of Konitsa.

The village is so famous for the skills of its stonemansons that an old saying of Epirus mentions that the world was built by the stonemasons from Pyrsogianni.

From this village the stonemasons troops departed to work in other parts of Greece, as well as Constatinople (Istanbul), Romania, Sudan, Persia and even America.

In that part of the Greek land, the masons' work complement harmonically the beauty of the scenery: rare birds, and small churches, stone bridges over the river that runs through verdurous slopes.

The area is a paradise for the worshipper of alternative turism which pursue to know the ecological, architectural and cultural life of the area.

Pyrsogianni - The village square

All this wealth is being collected and exhibitted in the Stonemasons' Museum of Pyrsogianni.

Pyrsogianni - View toward the Sarantaporos river


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